Society of Actuaries Announces Senior Staff Promotions

• For Immediate Release:April 10, 2006
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Schaumburg, Ill.—The Society of Actuaries (SOA) has announced key senior staff level promotions as part of a reorganization to support execution of the association's strategic plan. Promoted to deputy executive director were Joel D. Albizo, CAE, and Cheryl A. Krueger, FSA, both of whom will join Executive Director Sarah Sanford to form the Society's executive staff team.

Albizo, as deputy executive director of marketing and customer service delivery, will direct the delivery of solutions through the Society's marketing and branding, customer care, marketplace research and development, and technology and information services teams. Krueger, as chief actuary and deputy executive director of education and research, will direct the SOA's basic and continuing education, actuarial research, and content development teams as they create solutions to challenges facing the actuarial profession.

Also promoted was Kara L. Clark, FSA, to managing director of actuarial marketplace solutions and Stacy Lin, CPA, from director of finance to senior director of finance and facilities.

The Society of Actuaries is an educational, research and professional organization dedicated to serving the public and its 18,000 members. The SOA's vision is for actuaries, business professionals who analyze the financial consequence of risk, to be recognized as the leading professional in the modeling and management of financial risk and contingent events. The Society's mission is to advance actuarial knowledge and to enhance the ability of actuaries to provide expert advice and relevant solutions for financial, business and societal problems involving uncertain future events.